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Crime in SO40 9FJ
How much crime is recorded in SO40 9FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Totton Town
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,466 (2024)
How safe is SO40 9FJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO40 9FJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO40 9FJNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary15.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order8.04.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.